A 37-year-old Essexville woman is facing some criminal charges due to police alleging she stole a car to buy crack cocaine, which she smoked in the presence of her 4-year-old nephew.

On Wednesday, March 26, a relative of Susan M. Martinez loaned her a 2003 Ford Explorer so she could pick up her nephew from school and take him to the boy’s grandparents’ house. When Martinez didn’t arrive after picking up her nephew, the family called 911 to report them missing, court records show.